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Carolina Population Center

The Carolina Population Center is a community of scholars and professionals collaborating on interdisciplinary research and methods that advance understanding of population issues.

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New Publications

Brown, Jane D., Piotr S. Bobkowski. Older and Newer Media: Patterns of Use and Effects on Adolescents' Health and Well-Being. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 2011;21:95-113.

Feldacker, Caryl, Susan T. Ennett, Ilene S. Speizer. It's Not Just Who You Are but Where You Live: An Exploration of Community Influences on Individual HIV Status in Rural Malawi. Social Science and Medicine. 2011;72:717-25.

Scharoun-Lee, Melissa, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Linda S. Adair, Barry M. Popkin, Jay S. Kaufman, Chirayath M. Suchindran. Intergenerational Profiles of Socioeconomic (Dis)Advantage and Obesity during the Transition to Adulthood. Demography. 2011;48:625-51. PMCID: PMC Journal - In Process

Wasser, Heather, Margaret E. Bentley, Judith B. Borja, Barbara Davis Goldman, Amanda L. Thompson, Meghan M. Slining, Linda S. Adair. Infants Perceived as "Fussy" Are More Likely to Receive Complementary Foods before 4 Months. Pediatrics. 2011;127:229-37. PMCID: PMC3025423

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Reach of CPC

Please visit our current research projects to learn about our extensive research activities.

Signature Themes

▼  Sexual Behavior, Contraceptive Use, and Reproductive Health

Social science oriented studies of sexual behavior, contraceptive practice, unwanted pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS

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▼  Fertility, Families, and Children

Fertility, household structure and family process in relation to children's living circumstances and experiences, and factors affecting children’s health and development

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▼  Life Course Perspectives

Life course transitions, pathways, and trajectories relevant to health

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▼  Biological and Social Interactions

The integration of social science, behavioral, and biomedical approaches to understanding health

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▼  Population Movement, Diversity, Inequality

Immigration and migration; the racial, ethnic, gender, and socioeconomic composition of populations and inequalities therein; health disparities

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▼  Place, Space, and Health

The multidimensional characterization of social, spatial, and physical environments and consequences for health related behavior and health outcomes

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▼  Population and Environment

Population processes, human behavior, and agency in the transformation of Earth's surface

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▼  Population and Health Policies and Programs

The design, collection, and analysis of data to monitor and evaluate population and related programs and interventions in a global setting with the goal of informing policy

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